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Saturday, October 22, 2016

Vegetable Bouillon Paste

I found this idea on the internet, and I think it will quickly become a staple in my kitchen. This can be made with any of your favorite vegetables and is only limited by your imagination. The first time I made this, I only made a half batch and gave too much of it away to friends. Next time I will make the full 2 kilos so I don't run out of this so fast. So far, I have used it to make Chicken & Pasta Soup, Baked Potato Soup, and Spaghetti Sauce. I'm sure I'm going to find many more uses.

Ingredients:

250 grams leeks

125 grams broccoli

250 grams carrots

125 grams sweet peppers

125 grams onion

4 to 6 garlic cloves

125 grams parsley

125 grams cilantro

1 cup fine salt (I like to use our swimming pool salt because it is very fine and absolutely pure, no iodine, no fluoride, and no anti-caking ingredient)

Directions:

Thoroughly wash all the vegetables and air dry as much as much as possible.

Coarse chop all the vegetables.

Smash and peel the garlic.

Rough chop the herbs.

Process all ingredients in a food processor until paste-like.

Weight the processed ingredients and add the appropriate amount of salt.

2 kilos of ingredients (or 4.4 pounds) to 1 cup of salt

1 kilo of ingredients (or 2.2 pounds) to ½ cup of salt

½ kilo of ingredients (or 1.1 pounds) to ¼ cup of salt

The basic recipe makes three to four ½ pint jars (but it halves well)
Freeze in small jars, but keep one in the fridge for quick meals

Use 1 teaspoon per cup of water in your recipes.

I know it sounds like too much salt, but you'll have to trust me on this. The salt is a natural preservative and you have to use a sufficient quantity to prevent the growth of bacteria. The great thing about using this vegetable bouillon in a recipe is that you will not need any additional salt.

Think about adding basil, rosemary, oregano, spinach, kale, cauliflower, cabbage, sun-dried tomatoes, or anything else you like for some variation in the recipe. I'm sure you will come up with your favorite combination.

*WP* in the title indicates this is part of our "Weight Management Plan". Main Dishes average 300-350 calories. Desserts average 100-150 calories. Someday, I may get around to updating all the recipes to include the Nutritional Information. Don't hold your breath...

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